Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Polerio-Svedenborg Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 d5
The Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Polerio-Svedenborg Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C40, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 d5. It is a line of the Latvian Gambit. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 140 times by this move order. White won 49%, 2% were drawn and Black won 49%. The most popular continuation is 5. Qh5+ (59% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.09 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 5. Qh5+ g6 6. Nxg6 hxg6 7. Qxg6+ Kd7)
- ECO
- C40
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 d5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 40 | |
| 1500-1999 | 79 | |
| 2000+ | 21 | |
| All | 140 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. Qh5+ | 83 (59%) | |
| 5. Bb3 | 43 (31%) | |
| 5. Bb5+ | 11 (8%) | |
| 5. Be2 | 2 (1%) | |
| 5. Qf3 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
6 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 50%, Black 17%). The strongest:
- Stockfish 20210113 (3601) – LCZero 0.27.0d-Tilps-dje-magic_JH.94-100 (3586) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Superfinal 2020 · 2021-01-16
- LCZero 0.27.0d-Tilps-dje-magic_JH.94-100 (3586) – Stockfish 20210113 (3601) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Superfinal 2020 · 2021-01-16
- Ivan Velkoski (1380) – Mile Trajkovski (1944) 1-0 · Skopje Open 2022 · 2022-10-22
Highest-rated Lichess games
- blackmoonset (2298) – KingSlayer1080 (2319) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- Steinitz_Med_89 (2188) – KingSlayer1080 (2323) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- getegete99 (2202) – f-pawn (2244) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4
More Latvian Gambit lines (all)
- Latvian Gambit C40
- Latvian Gambit: Behting Variation C40
- Latvian Gambit: Corkscrew Countergambit C40
- Latvian Gambit: Corkscrew Gambit C40
- Latvian Gambit: Diepstraten Countergambit C40
- Latvian Gambit: Fraser Defense C40
- Latvian Gambit: Greco Variation C40
- Latvian Gambit: Lobster Gambit C40
- Latvian Gambit: Mason Countergambit C40
- Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Morgado Defense C40
- Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Poisoned Pawn Variation C40
- Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Strautins Gambit C40
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.